The Ultimate Fighter 7: Episode 9 recap and discussion

It's quarterfinal time and Forrest has to decide who to corner since the first round is teammate vs teammate (blame Forrest for going 6-2 in the preliminary matches) but he can't / won't decide so it comes down to the science of the coin toss.
Two will stay at home and train with the rest of Team Brown and two will be cast aside like flotsam and jetsam.
One flick later and it's official: Forrest corners Jesse Taylor and Amir Sadollah and Rampage is stuck with Dante Rivera and Matt Brown.
Back at the house Jesse gets his White Castle on and sucks down a few sliders to show off his nutritional expertise. They guys hate on him for eating like he's going to the chair yet has a body like he's going to the beach.
Dante feels like he's improved since his last fight and looks to come out with a better showing against Jesse Taylor. Meanwhile, Coach Rampage is so committed to the new additions that he takes a quick nap during training.
Jesse Taylor is tipping the scales a bit heavy so he puts on a rubber suit and sweats his way to success after a game of full contact ping-pong.
He then rewards himself with a dip in the hot tub. Unfortunately he has to bleed the lines and instead of using a toilet like most normal folks, Ol' Jesse simply steps out of the jacuzzi and urinates through his shorts onto the pavement.
Not content with being merely repulsive, Taylor graduates to reprehensible by shaking off his leg and jumping right back into the hot tub which has now become a urine cappucino.
An unsuspecting Dante jumps in and bathes in Taylors lemonade. And I thought piss-Christ was offensive. Congratulations Jesse Taylor on replacing Gabe "Colonic" Reudiger as TUF's most egregious contestant.
Prior to the fight, "Gentleman" Jesse Taylor admits he doesn't like to touch gloves before engaging but will this time because Dante Rivera is a friend. What a guy.
Quarterfinal fight #1: Jesse Taylor (6-2) vs Dante Rivera (10-2)
Round 1: Rivera swings and misses and Taylor takes him down and immediately rains down hammer fists. Rivera trying to hold him close without much success. Taylor is simply overpowering Rivera who is starting to take punishment. Taylor covering the mouth of Rivera and posturing up and landing. Rinse and repeat. Taylor stands up and eats an upkick and returns to Rivera's guard. More punishment ensues. Thirty seconds left in the round Taylor seems content to simply smother. Round one ends and it was all Taylor.
Round 2: Dante is busted up and Taylor is sucking wind. In a repeat of round one, Rivera swings and misses and gets taken down. Taylor can be heard grunting as he tries to land punches from the top which is a clear indication that he's low on fuel. Rampage finally chimes in (someone must have woken him up) and screams at Dante to stand up and do something. He seems content to stay in guard and is saved by the referee (as are we) when he puts them to their feet. Taylor laughs in the face of stand-up and immediately takes him back down. Action has slowed but Taylor is landing periodically. Rivera has no answer and seems resigned to just stay in guard and take punishment. Round two ends just like round one. This one is academic (and anticlimactic).
Jesse Taylor defeats Dante Rivera via unanimous decision.
Not exactly a barnburner but Taylor gets the win and with only one contract that's all that really matters.
The focus quickly shifts to the second fight of the evening between Matt Brown and Amir Sadollah - who get awfully chummy before the fight. Amir is once again bursting with confidence and considers Matt Brown a trained killer. Rampage likes Matt Brown's warrior spirit.
Quarterfinal fight #2: Amir Sadollah (0-0) vs Matt Brown (9-6)
Round 1: Brown stalks and lands a couple of punches and kicks. Sadollah with a front kick. Follows with a jab and a knee. They tie up and Sadollah pushes him to the cage. Nice knee to the ribs by Sadollah. Brown looking for the trip but Sadollah fights it off. Nice display of defense by Sadollah. Brown eats an elbow and tries again for the trip. He fails but backs away and sneaks in some strikes. Nice straight head kick by Sadollah. Brown retaliates with a flurry. Back to the cage for both men. Brown still looking for the trip and backs away. Nice jab lands for Brown. Then a left. A Brown low kick stumbles Sadollah. Back to the cage and they exchange knees. They break and trade punches that land. Brown with a takedown but Sadollah rolls out and they get back to their feet. A return to the cage as time expires. Action packed first round. Very close.
Round 2: Brown opens with a hard flurry. Flying White Lotus kick misses for Sadollah. Brown retreats and eats a few. They end up against the cage and wrestle for position. Nice knee by Brown. Missed kick by Sadollah. Brown lands a few more. Sadollah backs him up and trips him down. Sadollah on top now looking to create space. Brown looking a little lethargic on the bottom. Sadollah punches the body. Brown almost has an escape but falls backwards. Sadollah back on top working the elbow. Brown is bushed. Sadollah resorts to a man-hug and Brown rolls out. Amir immediately looks for the armbar but Brown transitions and gets trapped in the triangle. Brown taps.
Amir Sadollah defeats Matt Brown via submission (triangle choke - R2).
After the fight Brown shows a ton of class and congratulates Sadollah for the performance. Brown also gets mad respect when he mans up and admits that while disappointed, he gave it 100% and got bested.
This was an exciting fight and pretty much saved the episode. Anyone who doesn't understand what was wrong with the fight between Taylor and Rivera should re-watch Brown vs. Sadollah. Kudos to both men for a great fight.
Stay tuned next week as Jeremy May comes back from obscurity to start trouble with Jesse Taylor, CB Dolloway tries to punish Cale Yarbrough, and the semifinal matches are announced.
See you then!
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that was a brawl .amir looked awesome. ill say jesse and amir in the finals!
by machidafanclubprez on May 29, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Amir won by triangle choke? Anyway, that was a hell of a fight.
by xmikex on May 29, 2008 12:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vm: TOld you Amir was a sleeper! But the favorites still have got to be the top 2 picks, especially CB!
R they showing the crueder fight as well as the Dollaway fight in next weeks episode?
by john on May 29, 2008 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John, your boy Amir is doing GREAT. I thought that he looked very well rounded in his first fight to get into the house. He seemed to be one of the more well rounded fighters in the house, however, he acted like a goofball and had a 0-0 record. Minus the robot dance, I love this kids attitude – it is very refreshing.
In my eyes, CB is still the favorite to win the show. Like I’ve said, I ‘ve seen him fight before he was on TUF (his fight on HDnet and his first fight on youtube when he slammed the dude unconscious). I know you watched all of his fights now on www.cbdollaway.com esepecially his first fight ever! (for those of you that haven’t seen CB’s first fight or any others, check out his website, they are all there!) After watching the preliminary fights to get in the house, I pegged CB and Tim as the Top two, and they ended up being the first two picks (I think Tim was Forrest’s first pick).
Next week they ARE showing both fights. Expect CB to DESTROY Cale. And the previews said something along the lines of Credeur and his man crush being in a slugfest. Hopefully Tim keeps the fight standing so my boy from CT has a shot at winning. Because once that fight hits the ground, Tim quickly wins by submission.
As for this weeks episode – I really hope that Jesse Taylor doesn’t make it to the finals. He’s like a Sean Sherk minus any sort of skills outside of takedowns and a choke. He reminds me of kos a bit in that he is very athletic and a strong wrestler, but doesn’t know too much else (besides some strange chokes where he just squeezes a neck as hard as possible in any way, shape, or form).
Amir is a muay thai fighter that has been training BJJ as well. Matt Brown in no way is known for his wrestling, but Amir did a fabulous job keeping the fight on the feet when Brown would clich and go for the takedowns. Why was Matt Brown so eager to take the fight down to the ground? He seemed to be doing just fine on his feet, and Amir is the better BJJ guy out of the two. Matt Brown should have kept his distance and attacked. He was obsessed with clinching. He wasn’t even able to land one succssful muay thai knee to the head when he had Amir in the muay thai clinch. If you can’t land a knee against someone with an amateur (0-0 record), STOP THROWING THEM!
In the second round, Matt came out of his corner as if he just found out that Amir has been sleeping with his mother. Amir has a GREAT chin and I wish him the best in his MMA career. My only concern is that the UFC will rush him and he will suffer some losses very early in his career. I don’t expect him to make the finals, but I still expect him to fight at the finale. And honestly, after that fight, the WEC wouldn’t be a bad idea for him to get a couple wins under his belt in front of a much smaller crowd than he would see at a UFC PPV where he may become overwhelmed. I am not saying that Amir is not ready to fight the bottom tier of the UFC MW division, its just that if he loses 2 fights in the UFC and has an official record of 1-2 (assuming he wins his fight at the finale), he would probably be out of the UFC for good. And that’s not what I want.
by ViolentMike on May 29, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m from Richmond, Va and Amir hassn’t gotten any publicity or love from this town. Granted this town is full of a mix of the snobby rich and “The South will Rise again” idiots. He hasn’t even been on the news. Oh, and fellas out there who guard Confederate statues on Saturday morning, I hate to break it to you, but ……..the South won’t rise again! lol
by chefdaddy on May 29, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
violentMike: Great Assesment.
My prediction for next week:
Crueder gets KTFO by the guy he is in love with
and
Dollaway by destruction!
Anyone who hasnt checked out the link to CB Dollaways fights that Violentmike provided above…I suggest checking them out….This kid is a STUD!!
by john on May 29, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amir is my boy! I joked that he would win the show last TUF thread. Now I’m a little more serious. Fucking 0-0 record and he’s kicking ass.
I like how Brown calls Amir a faggot and they cut to Amir calling Brown a good friend.
It looked like in round two Dante jumped into Taylor’s guard because he was doing so well there before.
by Landowner on May 29, 2008 12:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i also joked amir would win now its for real lol
by icefish on May 29, 2008 5:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Amir won by triangle choke? Anyway, hell of a fight.
by xmikex on May 29, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amir & Brown was a good fight! Taylor has UFC potential because he’s so strong and explosive… the other fighters….probably not. Matt Brown was built up to be one tough MF, but tough goes out the window as soon as ‘Tired’ takes over. Amir has a good chin and that’s what kept him in the fight.
by THORAZINE on May 29, 2008 2:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alright Amir!! I bet regardless if he wins the show or not he’s gettng a contract of some sort. Dana seems to like him. What he lacks in skill he makes up for in determination.
by RiverHorror on May 29, 2008 3:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CB DOllaway has made it to the Finale guaranteed!
by Hugh Jazzcoch on May 29, 2008 3:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is definitely the most talentless season yet. What a waste of an hour.
by Spider Style on May 29, 2008 8:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree with this 100. This season is completely lame. I do not think that there is one fighter with the Exception of CB th wwillmakeany WAVES IN THE ufc.
by Da Monkey on May 29, 2008 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesse is the most boring fighter on the planet. It’s almost as bad as watching Kalib Starnes.
by KS on May 29, 2008 9:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Jessie Taylor vs. Dante Rivera was as exciting as watching bread go moldy. I think I found the cure for insomniawatching this one. Hell just writing about this fight has me falling asllep.
I was suprised that Matt Brown had the ground game of a piece of loose leaf paper.
by Da Monkey on May 29, 2008 9:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I predict Jesse and CB in the finale. The only hope is if one of the other guys submits one of these wrestlers while they’re on top.
by UFCAddict on May 29, 2008 9:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For a guy that has been training in Muay Thai for four years, Amir’s Muay Thai isn’t very good. Brown’s Muay Thai clinch was 10 times better than Amir’s. I like Amir but he needs to be way more aggressive and push the pace. He’s got a wicked chin though.
I hope Taylor doesn’t make it through to the final, his dry hump style is friggin’ boring as hell. If I wanted to watch two guys dry hump each other I’d order up some gay porn… or watch another Jeff Monson fight.
by JRK on May 29, 2008 9:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amir makes the other guy think he’s winning. He’s crafty. My favorite fighters can think in the ring. And he is definitely one of them.
by Landowner on May 29, 2008 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesn’t hurt that he seems to have a bowling ball for a head. that guy can take a punch. Brown might have (T)KO’d halk the other guys with the stuff he landed on Amir.
by SeeRed on May 30, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coaches seem to suck.
Many of the fighters seem less crisp than they were in the prelims.
I still enjoy this season. Even if one fight is dull, the two fights e-piss-odes are better than one fight plus 15 minutes of Shonie Carter in a banana hammock.
by pacalis on May 29, 2008 10:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I think the best TUF coaches have been Tito (ironic) and Pulver.
by OJR on May 29, 2008 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesse, your right ups on these episodes are classic! “Urine cappucino” kills me. Nice work.
by rAs on May 29, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesse, that was sheer genius with the Mapplethorpe reference! First fight was lame. Why do all these humpers end up on TUF? Amir was fighting like he didn’t really want to hurt his friend. Matt can’t take a punch. That flurry he had to open round 2 ended when Amir landed a defensive jab that knocked Matt halfway across the ring.
by PW on May 29, 2008 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Andres Serrano actually. Yeah, it was pretty funny.
by Landowner on May 29, 2008 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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